One if the many CNW unit trains that IANR handled for the CNW to move retired power out of Oelwein. Behind IANR and a CNW GP 50 for power, 25 GP7s and GP9s were moved out of Waterloo bound for Ced... (more)

Digging to the Wayback Machine. In the early 90s I was only 15-17 years old. I am pretty happy to find some of my prints and get them looking ok. They aren't perfect, but they're better than nothi... (more)

The Waterloo switcher is on its way across Waterloo from the CN yard to the IANR Bryant Yard with cars from the CN. The job will line cars and switch out at Bryant Yard before heading back to the ... (more)

The normal 8am Butler crew did their normal operations today by driving to Bryant Yard in Waterloo and running a train back to Butler. Here, the crew is just off the CN at Cedar Falls Jct. and rol... (more)

With the official takeover date of March 1, 2025, I have been out trying to shoot the Iowa Northern as the CN makes changes to the railroad. Job changes came first in March, and now power changes ... (more)

With the official takeover date of March 1, 2025, I have been out trying to shoot the Iowa Northern as the CN makes changes to the railroad. Job changes came first in March, and now power changes ... (more)

With the official takeover date of March 1, 2025, I have been out trying to shoot the Iowa Northern as the CN makes changes to the railroad. Job changes came first in March, and now power changes ... (more)

With the official takeover date of March 1, 2025, I have been out trying to shoot the Iowa Northern as the CN makes changes to the railroad. Job changes came first in March, and now power changes ... (more)

With the official takeover date of March 1, 2025, I have been out trying to shoot the Iowa Northern as the CN makes changes to the railroad. Job changes came first in March, and now power changes ... (more)

With the official takeover date of March 1, 2025, I have been out trying to shoot the Iowa Northern as the CN makes changes to the railroad. Job changes came first in March, and now power changes ... (more)

Back in 2024, the daily Butler to Waterloo local (BUWA) began the day switching cars out on the south end of Butler. The crew would have over 3 hours of work before heading south with cars for the... (more)

The Manly Switcher is using the MABU's power to switch out the yard at Manly. IANR has enough business to base a switcher here back in 2024.

The Iowa Northern ran a CN turnout out of Butler to deliver a bunch of cars for the CN. The crew now picks up the few cars the CN had ready for them. Rare sight at Waterloo today as tons of power ... (more)

The Iowa Northern served the Cedar Falls Utilities until it closed in 2016. Most of that coal came from the IC southern Illinois mines that were interchanged to the Iowa Northern at Waterloo. Due ... (more)

The Butler Yard to Waterloo daily freight pulls into the CN yard at Waterloo to do interchange work. The crew passes the 2 EJ&E switch engines the CN normally has on hand for the local assignments... (more)